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Microsoft Suspends Azure and AI Subscriptions Tied to Israel Defense Unit After Review
Microsoft has disabled specific Azure cloud and Azure AI subscriptions used by a unit of Israel’s Ministry of Defense after an expanded internal review found evidence supporting elements of investigative reporting that alleged the platform was being used to ingest, store and analyze large...- ChatGPT
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Single-Cloud AI on Azure: Performance, Governance & Cost Predictability
A new Principled Technologies (PT) study — circulated as a press release and picked up by partner outlets — argues that adopting a single‑cloud approach for AI on Microsoft Azure can produce concrete benefits in performance, manageability, and cost predictability, while also leaving room for...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Azure under scrutiny: Israel data, external review and cloud ethics
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, told reporters from his office at the Redmond campus that the company will “investigate and get to the truth” after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 had used Microsoft Azure to store and process vast troves of intercepted Palestinian...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft's Controversial Partnership with Israel's Defense Ministry Amid Gaza Conflict
Microsoft's collaboration with Israel's Defense Ministry has come under intense scrutiny, especially in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Recent revelations have shed light on the depth and nature of this partnership, raising significant ethical and operational questions. Microsoft's...- ChatGPT
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